Biography of Princess Diana

Full name of late Princess Diana is Diana Frances Spencer. She was born on July 1, 1961 at Sandringham, England. Her father, Lord Althorp served for both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
Diana in childhood age:
Lady Diana grew up under the influence of British royal family’s estate since they stayed close to the royal family. For little kid Diana the royalty and way of behavior towards them was never really a point of concern they enjoyed with the royal family. She called the Queen as "Aunt Lilibet". The Queen and Queen Mother were open minded and believed that money should not be the criterion for developing relationships and so they allowed the friendship between the royal children and the Spencer girls. All of the Diana's grandparents served on the Queen Mother's personal staff.

Diana’s parents were married in the 1954. The difference in their thinking led to their separation in 1967 and they got officially divorced in 1969. Earl Spencer felt in love with Raine from Dartmouth and got married to her in 1976.

Diana had two sister’s named Sarah and Jane and a younger brother Charles. Diana took admission at fashionable West Heath boarding school in Sevenoaks, Kent. She was an average student in study, loved swimming and enjoyed playing tennis and lacrosse in her school days. The divorce of her parents when she was eight created an impact on her mind. She clearly knew that what a child wants is love his parents and so she always had caring nature towards all the deprived children.

After completing her schooling in the year 1978 she served as a waitress and cleaning woman. After this she became a teacher at the Young England kindergarten in Pimlico, London. Soon her relationship with Prince of Wales, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom intensified. Princess Diana was a hot topic for the press and took a special interest in gathering her reports. By 19, Lady Diana Spencer became a headline for the national media. She gave a self-conscious but charming smile for the cameras that earned her the nickname "Shy Di" in July 29, 1981

Wedding of Diana
Prince Charles proposed to Diana in February 6, 1981.On February 24 they appeared together in public for the first time at the official engagement announcement. They got married to each other on July 29, 1981at St. Paul's Cathedral. At the time of wedding Charles was 32 and Diana 20. The twelve year age difference between them wasn’t a point of botheration for the couple.

She was also the first English woman to wed a successor to England's throne in over 300 years.The marriage ceremony was shown on TV in 74 countries and watched by 750 million people worldwide. Princess Diana’s marriage was romantic and fairytale come true, the kind that every girl dreamed of. Her engagement ring was an 18-carat sapphire surrounded by diamonds. They then went for their Honeymoon to Hampshire and aboard the royal yacht Britannia in the Mediterranean.

Diana after marriage
Diana’s main duty was to provide a successor to the throne. On 21st June 1982, Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was born and Prince Henry Charles Albert David on 15th September 1984, both at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in London.

The couple’s relationship was not going smooth and the press predicted that both were involved in extramarital affairs. Charles’ friendship with Camilla Parker Bowles was strongly highlighted in media. Also Diana’s romance with a cavalry officer, James Hewitt was a subject for press. As the years passed by the tension between the two began to increase which was seen even in their public appearances.

In the year 1992 Princess Diana made up her mind to reveal the fact about her relationship with Prince Charles to the public. She decided to write a book on her life. She then approached to author Andrew Morton who wrote the book Diana, Her True Story. This was kept secret by them to the public until her death.

Finally the couple got separated on December 1992. The princess was hurt once more when Charles told in a television interview in June 1994 that he never loved Diana and admitted that he loved Parker Bowles. In 1995 she gave a BBC television interview in which she said that the Royal Family was uncaring.

The Prince and Princess were divorced on August 28, 1996. Despite her problems, she never neglected her duties as a mother. She always took their care. She always gave charity and kept herself busy in social work. Due to her love he humanity she was always loved by the public.

Diana’s second love and end of her life journey
In 1997 Princess Diana felt in love with Emad "Dodi" Fayed, the son of billionaire businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed. Their short span of romance ended on August 31, 1997 when both were killed in a car accident in Paris. They were trying to move in speed to get rid off the press people following them. Princess Diana's sudden death led to a wave of shock and grief throughout the world.

Millions of people were gathered at the streets of London to say goodbye to Princess Diana at her funeral. Billions of people all over the world watched the Princess Diana funeral on television. Just goes to show the place she created in the heart’s of people.

By Yogesh Ambekar
Published: 8/8/2004

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